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Contents
How to Use This Guide 3
Contents 5
Figures 27
Tables 29
Section I Getting Started 33
1 Initial Switch Configuration 35
Connecting to the Switch 35
Configuration Options 35
Connecting to the Console Port 36
Logging Onto the Command Line Interface 37
Setting Passwords 37
Remote Connections 38
Configuring the Switch for Remote Management 39
Setting an IP Address 39
Enabling SNMP Management Access 44
Managing System Files 47
Upgrading the Operation Code 48
Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings 48
Configuring Automatic Installation of Operation Code and
Configuration Settings 50
Downloading Operation Code from a File Server 50
Specifying a DHCP Client Identifier 52
Downloading a Configuration File Referenced by a DHCP Server 53
Setting the System Clock 55
Setting the Time Manually 55
Configuring SNTP 56